Gearbox Time again -:(

[Fl@pper]

Summers finally here so time to change my gearbox again it seems

yr#1 original CDA went back in when i rebuilt the engine but due to helping hands the driveshaft washer plates were left off meanign shaft come loose and cracked the housing

yr#2 removed/stripped/welded above to keep her going while i found one and even on stripdown the gearchange all worn but you know what its like when you need em on the road

yr#3 Finally got sick of a sloppy stick so changed to a mk3 Tdi ASD gearbox with a sweet gearchange and a chance to try out some seriously long tdi ratios - lol

yr#4 ASD box has been grumbling a few months (mainshaft noise+diff breaking up) so finally decided it's time for to change it before it breaks (makes a change) as i reckon it wont last long

3 years / 5k miles / 3 gearboxes and yes i am putting oil in em as i have been draining and checking em every 6 mths

So purely by chance i rang a mate at local breakers i used to work at to see if they had anyhting that would 'fit' to keep me mobile be it gt/tdi whatever there is as the ratios are no bother too me either way and low and behold he's got a 34k mile CDA standard box in stock bargain @ £55 inc vat

now i know what i'm doing when i'm off next week

 

[jenk]

We should call you the gear box destroyer

 

[DPJ]

Lets hope this one lasts!

 

[Fl@pper]

Lets hope this one lasts!

me too to be honest, wouldnt mind so much if i ragged the living daylights out the damn thing because i would expect it to fail then but it gets the miss daisy treatment unless i find a loooong clear road, i guess this thing is just cursed-lol

i reversed into work earlier and the whole front end shimmied across as the diff wound over so i better get her done soon before it all falls out lol


when i broke the casing (shaft broke off) i had been doing 60 down the dual carraigeway moments before so i can't be too mad with it - lol

 

[robreidmotors]

i reversed into work earlier and the whole front end shimmied across as the diff wound over so i better get her done soon before it all falls out lol

Well if youre going to drive everywhere in reverse what do you expect?

 

[Fl@pper]

lol i asked for that one

given it a treat tonight with a full frontal set of JBL speakers to which i got a quick sweet blast round the lanes in return

all it needs is a blower now

 

[OllieL]

all it needs is a blower now

And the gear box fitted!

Is it a big job changing the box? I think I'll need to replace the cables in mine at some point

Ollie

 

[Fl@pper]

I'm well practised now but it isn't a huge job - awkward without a ramp i would guess but not impossible

check the linkages at the top of the box first before you mess with the cables as that's where the play usually starts

 

[Brummy]

Any ideas as to what would cause the thing to 'click' when in reverse?

 

[Fl@pper]

whilst in ? or when selecting ?

 

[Brummy]

Whilst in.. if i drop the clutch ( as in roll backwards) no click, but whilst reversing only, i get a click thats relevant to the speed im going?

 

[OllieL]

Ha sounds like the click I'm developing behind my clocks on my dash, the faster I go the quicker it gets!

Ollie

 

[GTV]

Off topic, your old box isn't cable change is it by any chance I have been trying to get a select tower for one for a like while now for our Ibiza.
See here http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=209215

 

[Fl@pper]

ye all 3 are in fact the box in there at the moment changes gear and select sweet but the bearings and diff groan worse than my mrs

i'll be swapping it out next thurs/fri so if you want the old one for bits ya welcome to it if it helps ?

i have one already out (original) but the change mech in that one sucked worse than a fiat

'tis a bit of a jigsaw puzzle mind

 

[F2 Stu]

Blimey Flap, I think billo had a better record than that when he was just on the first phase of IHI

 

[Fl@pper]

Blimey Flap, I think billo had a better record than that when he was just on the first phase of IHI

No rest for the wicked - it's revenge for me leaving it lying around 6mnths every year i guess - lol

as i had planned front speakers and trim sorting for my week off i fitted them tonight instead as a peace offering to the damn thing, meant to be chopping up the rod chassis so that will probably fall on my foot tomorrow now

i do wish/wonder wether all those years ago i should have just stuck a 20vt in it

 

[GTV]

that would be great many thanks, as said just need this part, its very badly worn on the Ibiza, I think that is why the changes on it are not the best.

 

[Fl@pper]

was same on my original box - right pain

current one seems ok so roll on next weekend it should be out ready

 

[Fl@pper]

all sorted thurs am (sorry been away the weekend) having done it so many damn times now it's getting easier

couple of tips i found to make it easier (for me)

remove the long bar that goes down the ns to the engine mount also makes life easier removing clutch cable

undo small rear mount (3 bolts) but leave lower bolt in loose (wont pull out in situ) until ready to go

take off os drive flange (allen bolt in middle)

once that and all the usual was done i levered it out off the dowels, spun the back up (to release last bolt on mount) turned back down so diff downwards and lifted off

sorted